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The PEACEKeeperVolume 24, Issue 1 - Jan/Feb 2007 .PDF version (Adobe Acrobat required) A Ticking Time Bomb (EDITORIAL) by Patti Sewall, Editor of PeaceKeeper Members, if your ears weren't already burning, they should be by the time you read this. All subjects that point to you and your profession have been the recent focus of about a bazillion news stories and editorials in darn near every major newspaper from one end of the state to the other. If overcrowding in California prisons was at one time simply a problem, it has morphed into a ticking time bomb. And there aren't many things more frightening than a ticking time bomb. The situation has officially reached "dangerous" levels, according to the experts quoted in the news reports. Dangerous, you say? I'll bet they didn't have to tell CCPOA members that, now did they? [FULL EDITORIAL] IN THIS ISSUECOVER STORY: Institution in Crisis by Marty Aroian With a lack of role models of responsibility and accountability to learn from, will Dovey's replacement(s) bring any credibility to the position? Or will it simply be more of the same from CDCR? And if it is, what does that say about the future of Corrections in California? What does it say about the state of public safety in California? And, what does it say about the future of your profession?.... [FULL ARTICLE]  AN UNAVOIDABLE PAINby Perry Speth, CCPOA State Secretary One Family's Journey Through a Parole Hearing Reveals How a Convincted Murderer Can Haunt Victims for Years to Come - On the evening before their first day of classes, Sept. 3, 1979, a scorned Burns shot Catina in the head and left her to die. Burns was convicted of her murder, sentenced to 12 years to life in prison, and is now housed at Pleasant Valley State Prison. But that isn't the end of the story, by any means... [FULL ARTICLE] Commentary: ANATOMY OF A FAILED PRISON YARD INTEGRATION by Lt. John Kavanaugh, CSP-Corcoran The history of violence between the Fresno Bulldog inmates and the Southern Hispanic inmates in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is lengthy and well documented. Each institution that houses these two disruptive factions on the same general population facility documents numerous cases of violence between them and corresponding lengthy disruptions to institutional operations... [FULL ARTICLE]  Were You Gassed at Work Today?Know Your Rights When Exposed to Potentially Infections Blood or Other Fluids If you have been gassed and exposed to bloodborne pathogens (HIV or hepatitis A, B, or C) know that every minute counts. Treatments can lessen the rate of seroconversion. Therefore, time is critical. Be aware there is a 2-hour window for treatment to be maximally effective... [FULL ARTICLE] PEACEKeeper ArchiveClick covers to view articles from past issues...
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